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Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis (or the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis), located in the Leeward Islands, is a unitary island nation in the Caribbean and the smallest nation in the Americas in both area and population. The capital city and government for the federated state is mainly on the larger island of Saint Kitts (formerly named Saint Christopher). The smaller state of Nevis (formerly named: Nuestra Señora de las Nieves) lies about 3 km southeast of Saint Kitts. Historically the British dependency of Anguilla was also a part of this union, which was then known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
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Motto: Country Above Self | |
Anthem: "O Land of Beauty!" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen" | |
Capital and largest city | Basseterre 17°18′N 62°44′W |
Official languages | English |
Government | Parliamentary democracy Commonwealth Realm |
• Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Sir Cuthbert Sebastian | |
Dr. Denzil Douglas | |
Independence From the United Kingdom | |
• Date | 19 September 1983 |
Area | |
• Total | 261 km2 (101 sq mi) (207th) |
• Water (%) | Negligible |
Population | |
• July 2005 estimate | 42,696 (209th) |
• Density | 164/km2 (424.8/sq mi) (64th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2002 estimate |
• Total | $339 million (213th) |
• Per capita | $14,649 (47th) |
HDI (2004) | 0.825 [1] Error: Invalid HDI value (51st) |
Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
Calling code | 1-869 |
ISO 3166 code | KN |
Internet TLD | .kn |
Although Saint Kitts and Nevis are geographically within the Leeward Islands, they are relatively close to a cluster of several other islands. To the north-northwest lie the islands of Saint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint Martin. To the northeast are Antigua and Barbuda, and to the south-east is Montserrat.
Both the names Saint Christopher and Saint Kitts are given in the Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis.